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Dortmund happy with position

Borussia Dortmund are confident about their chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine gives the Bundesliga side a small advantage in terms of away goals, meaning a 0-0 or 1-1 draw in the second leg at the Westfalenstadion would be enough to take them beyond the last-16 tie, and captain Sebastian Kehl is optimistic.

"We can live with a 2-2," Kehl said after Wednesday night's match. "Two goals away from home mean that we can now finish them off at home."

Kehl celebrated his 33rd birthday with just the present he was hoping for.

"I wanted a good game and a decent result, and we got both of them," he said on his club's website.

"We didn't concede much and we were always dangerous in attack. The important thing was learning from the weekend and it is a quality of this side that we are always able to bounce back."